Colourist

Lewis Crossfield

When Stormzy does videos, he does them big, and the video&nbsp;for Toxic Trait, directed by Femi Ladi,&nbsp;is no different, boasting a&nbsp;tour de force&nbsp;of set builds, visual effects and cameos - delivered with a mesmerizing motion controlled camera&nbsp;move.What's more, there's a dramatised therapy session featuring guest artist Fredo - with his therapist played by TV royalty Alison Hammond.The video fictionally contextualises a plethora of 'toxic' situations that Stormzy refers to in the track, honing in on gambling, violence and the glorification of luxury lifestyles. And as the camera shifts between multiple versions of the grime superstar, Ladi introduces&nbsp;significant, historical cultural moments from over the years, including the iconic&nbsp;1968 Esquire Magazine cover of Muhammed Ali and Kehinde Wiley’s prominent painting, A Ship Of Fools.[imgtoken data:1]When the action breaks for the therapy scene with Fredo and Hammond, it's a welcome development of the theme that also adds a touch of humour. Then it concludes with a group-therapy session which features further cameos from a range of British figureheads including Ivorian Doll, Wretch 32 and Specs Gonzalez.Filmed in London earlier this year, the&nbsp;majority of the visual was shot on a high-speed, cinema robot camera, capable of horizontal&nbsp;and vertical movement speeds of up to 2 metres per second.[imgtoken data:2]“After listening to the lyrics, I wanted to have fun with this video," Femi Ladi has stated.&nbsp;"I liked the idea of bringing a Renaissance-style painting to life, whilst still feeling grounded in the world of Stormzy."We collaborated on all the scenarios together which was great - as well as being able to bring in the likes of Fredo and Alison Hammond for their own toxic therapy sessions!"​

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Femi Ladi

Nicola Sheppard

Somesuch

Saskia Whinney

Georgina Fillmore

Chris Watling

Andre Reid-McKinley

Tom Gardner

Ruben Woodin Deschamps

Tuncer Ozdemir

Chris Kelly

Hatty Ellis-Coward

Leo Olesker

Melissa Holdbrook-Akposo

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Coffee & TV

Max Harrison

G6 Moco

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Luke Todd

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Stormzy ft Fredo 'Toxic Trait' by Femi Ladi 

STORMZY - TOXIC TRAIT ft. FREDO

Chris Chuky explores anger, masculinity and faith in his riotous promo for Kelvyn Colt.&nbsp;The punchy visual for Rage features a menagerie of amped-up vignettes, featuring offbeat performance vibes and elevated, dreamlike elements.&nbsp;It's a rollercoaster ride of a video, with superb cinematography by Stefan Yap and sound design, and a sense of overarching mystery which permeates every frame.&nbsp;

Lawrence Adu

Chris Chuky

Tony Longe

Nadya Persaud @ Creativs Label

Creativs Label

Kieran Brown

Stefan Yap 

Ciesay

Nadya Persaud

Juliette Moreau-dumas

Sam Roffey

Gary Kent

Anil Duru

Ali Chan Yilmaz

Joe Munro

Karla Quinonez Leon

Nzimah Akpan

Spirit View

Digital Orchard

Kelvyn Colt 'Rage' by Chris Chuky

Kelvyn Colt - RAGE (Official Video)

Coffee &amp; TV have announced the signing of Lewis Crossfield to the London-based&nbsp;creative studio&nbsp;as senior colourist. &nbsp;Crossfield arrives at Coffee &amp; TV from his previous role as Head of Colour Grading at Time Based Arts, where he collaborated with the likes of Seb Edwards for Penny ‘The Rift’ and ‘Creativity: It’s What Makes Us’ for the V&amp;A, directed by Georgia Hudson - both of which have been shortlisted for Best Colourist at this year’s British Arrows Craft Awards.He joins&nbsp;Simona Cristea, George Neave and Tash Hicks in the Colour department at Coffee &amp; TV. His arrival follows the recent promotion of Neave to senior colourist,&nbsp;and of Hicks from assistant&nbsp;to colourist.The team will be based at Coffee &amp; TV’s new Clerkenwell studio, which includes four grading suites and a large Dolby Atmos grading theatre, in addition to a robust remote working setup.“Lewis' work speaks for itself and we’re so thrilled to have him on board," says Leonie Moreton,&nbsp;Coffee &amp; TV's&nbsp;Managing Director. "His style will complement the existing team’s variety of looks. And wow,&nbsp;what a genuinely lovely human being! We’re very excited for the future.”Lewis Crossfield adds: “I'm really happy to have this amazing opportunity to join Coffee &amp; TV, I love its vision and ambition for the future. I’m really looking forward to being a part of the team and getting stuck in.”• Watch Lewis Crossfield reel at Coffee &amp; TV <a href="https://coffeeand.tv/people/lewis-crossfield/" target="_blank">here</a>

Lewis Crossfield joins Coffee & TV

The second in a series of videos by William Williamson for Philip Selway of Radiohead's forthcoming solo album Strange Dance continues the story begun in the first. The video for Picking Up Pieces&nbsp;features the same quartet of iconic dancers as the video for <a href="https://www.promonews.tv/videos/2022/12/09/philip-selway-check-signs-life-william-williamson/79675" target="_blank">Check For Signs Of Life</a>:&nbsp;Siobhan Davies, Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp, Liam Francis and Simone Davies - with the piece also choreographed by Liam Francis&nbsp;and Simone Davies.Once again, it is filmed as a one-shot, with cinematography by DoP&nbsp;Adric Watson, this time working with colour 16mm film.&nbsp;The video features a spinning camera movement designed to mimic motoric pulse of the track, and takes it’s gorgeous golden brown autumnal colour palette from a painting made by artist Stuart Geddes in response to Selway’s new album.[imgtoken data:1]“We all viewed this film as a continuation of the last, with the choreography having echoes of our characters worlds whilst simultaneously unfolding new elements and emotions," says Williamson."I love the idea of creating a synergy between the music and the camera movement. So we not only decided to shoot this as a one take again, but the motorik pulse of the track and the powerful lyrics perfectly lent itself to a predominant circular camera movement. "Working closely with the dancers we wanted the constantly moving camera to be always revealing different components and layers of the performance, drawing attention to specific points within each frame as it passes by and the story slowly unfolds.“

Liam Francis

Simone Damberg Würtz

Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp

Siobhan Davies

Annabel Bennett

Dan Kreeger

Mia Saunders

Marianthi Hatzidiki

William Williamson

Archie Johnston Stewart

Uncommon Creative Studio

Adric Watson

Rosie Woods

Charlene Louise Maningding

Conor Joyce

Mike Vega

Jonathan England

Dimi Vakrilov

Michele Baylis

Joe Walton

Whitehouse Post

Time Based Arts

Bella Union

Alternative

Rock

Indie

Philip Selway 'Picking Up Pieces' by William Williamson

Philip-Selway-'Picking-Up-Pieces'-by-William-Williamson

Somewhere in an enigmatic and dystopian future, an evil Queen is entertained by her very own brutal talent show, in Chris Ullen's spectacular stop-motion animated promo for Grammy-winning metal artist Poppy.&nbsp;Using slick puppetry and sci-fi inspired interiors, Ullens creates a nightmare vision which alludes to the darker side of the music industry.&nbsp;Treated like throwaway clones, each of the&nbsp;puppet female rock-stars are constructed on a factory production line, before being thrust on stage to please the figurehead - and then being thrown from their platforms to whatever waits beneath.[imgtoken data:1]Poppy has long held the attention of industry pros and fans alike, and this visual metamorphosis is the latest in a series of exciting and explosive transformations.&nbsp;Every aspect of the creative is exemplary - from a talented team that Chris Ullens credits below, as well as revealing the relentless demands of building robots on factory conveyor in stop motion animation, doing all of the work himself.&nbsp;But as a result, the&nbsp;video's concept will linger long after the three and a half minute runtime.[imgtoken data:2]

Chris Ullens

Jade Bogue

Jamie Durand

Ben Austin

Adeena Grubb

Poppy 'Her' by Chris Ullens

Poppy-'Her'-by-Chris-Ullens

Chris Ranson directs an impressive live performance video&nbsp;for Labrinth, inspired by the artist's work on the HBO show Euphoria.&nbsp;Taking place in an expansive venue hall, Labrinth performs four tracks in succession, backdropped by a hypnotic LED screen and corruscating laser lights.&nbsp;The buzzing energy of the promo is elevated by DoP Stefan Yap's dreamlike cinematography, rotating and gliding through the space with silky smooth precision.&nbsp;

Chris Ranson

Jon Stopp

Hype Empire

Mitchel Elsen

Kelly Ross

Tom Kelly

Stefan Yap

Marcus Albertsen

Charlie Knight

William Pope

Sarah Jenneson

Kusi Kubi

Lauraine Bailey

Lewes Bridson

Carrie Sutton

Columbia Records

Electronic

Labrinth 'Euphoria' by Chris Ranson

LABRINTH // EUPHORIA // HBO

The ninth and final episode from the Gorillaz' Song Machine series, and arguably Jamie Hewlett and co-directors Tim MCourt and Max Taylor have saved the best to last.If finding Elton John in cartoon form in Episode 7 was a surprise - how about his namesake Leee getting top billing as an angry sea monster, laying waste to a precious piece of Gorillaz history?The video for The Lost Chord is undoubtedly the most spectacular of the nine videos for the Song Machine album, but it is also in keeping with the rest of the series, particularly in exploring the increasing vulnerability of the previously devilish Murdoc. He has definitely met his match here, with the former frontman of 80s pop-soul outfit Imagination playing a chained Neptune-like creature who invades the band's poignant return&nbsp;to a now-desolate Plastic Beach with a momentous temper tantrum.&nbsp;This has been a brilliant series. As a body of work its as as good as anything in the Gorillaz canon. It's a real achievement by a consistent team of animators who have worked throughout the series. And the comic genius of Jamie Hewlett is still a bit underrated.&nbsp;&nbsp;

Jamie Hewlett

Tim McCourt

Max Taylor

Eva Dahlqvist

The Line

Samia Ahmed

Lisa A. Smith

Venla Linna

Natalie Steiner

Luke Goodrich

Max Halstead

Toby Goodyear

Benjy Kirkman

Jim Agnew

Catherine Ladd

Natasha Lawes

Bethan Adams Stringer

Bernie Varela

Soul

Gorillaz ft Leee John 'The Lost Chord' (Ep. 9) by Jamie Hewlett, Tim McCourt and Max Taylor

Gorillaz - The Lost Chord ft. Leee John (Episode Nine)

Bailey Tom Bailey explores isolation and human testing in his sci-fi inspired visual for Miya Miya.&nbsp;Opening in a nondescript testing facility, vocalists Gini and Jordan are sealed within perspex containers, under watch by an unknown captor. After being liberated from captivity, they meet a worse fate on their escape.&nbsp;Striking and well&nbsp;executed, the location anchors the haunting aesthetic, a clandestine and clinical space in which unimaginable horrors await an unlucky few.&nbsp;The video mixes body horror and sci-fi with a vein of dark humour.

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Kieran Nolan Jones

Hellmouth Pictures

Simon Stolland

Josh Higgins

Vianney Kernanet-huggins

Nico Sadori

Lucy Rebecca Baxter

Melanie Kyle

Vicious Viscous

Sean Ewins

Security Guard: Dave Edwards

John Moule

Alacran Group

Miya Miya 'Cold Blood' by Bailey Tom Bailey

Miya-Miya-'Cold-Blood'-by-Bailey-Tom-Bailey

Christopher Ranson celebrates community in his monochromatic visual for Zoee8's Juice.&nbsp;Cutting together unused footage and leftover shots from&nbsp;another shoot, the video has a documentary style vibe, utilising&nbsp;establishing shots and portraits of different residents to paint a picture of the neighbourhood and its interweaving stories.&nbsp;DoP Stefan Yap employs a fly-on-the-wall approach, allowing the action to unfold in front of the camera whilst bringing his trademark technical mastery and beautiful composition to the table. The footage has been beautifully graded by Lewis Crossfield at Time Based Arts.[imgtoken data:1]&nbsp;

United States

Ben Mealing

Nathan James Tettey

Chris Scheurich

Ally McNally

Hip Hop

Zoee8 'Juice' by Christopher Ranson

ZOEE8- JUICE

Chris Ullens' video for Wait For You is the result of a global collaboration&nbsp;of performers, all filming themselves interpreting Tom Walker's uplifting and emotional track through the medium of dance. All their videos were then edited together and enhanced with hand-drawn animations by Ullens and colleagues to amplify their dynamic, fluid movements.Featuring performances from dancers around the world including India, Nigeria, Japan, South Korea, Belgium, Lebanon, France, Germany, the UK and the US, each dancer expresses the emotions of Wait For You&nbsp;to tell its story of healing and feeling free from your past in their own ways – visualizing the therapeutic powers of music and the cathartic expression it can provide.&nbsp; Although each dancer has filmed themselves separately, there’s a real sense of global unity and togetherness in the video as each dancer’s interpretation of the song&nbsp;comes together as one. A heart-warming sentiment considering the isolation brought on by the COVID-19 outbreak.&nbsp;

Michael Zauner

Iris Abols

Kat Cattaneo

Relentless Records

OB Management

Singer-songwriter

Tom Walker 'Wait For You' by Chris Ullens

Tom-Walker-'Wait-For-You'-by-Chris-Ullens

In the fourth of Matt Walker's series of videos for Jme, the independent rap artist reveals the extent of loathing of the music business, in the action-packed and violent video for Pricks.It's set in a corporate record label, where Jme is poised to sign a contract - until he notices a clause which says he is about&nbsp;to sell&nbsp;his own soul, in perpetuity... So he refuses to sign - and then all hell breaks loose.The ensuing tear-up, and his white-knuckle ride in trying&nbsp;to escape from the building, is a perfect accompaniment to Jme's entertaining diatribe.Whether or not you sympathise with all of his sentiments (or the violence), it climaxes in a resounding message - 'Thought my style didn't fit til I stopped listening to all these pricks.'&nbsp; - just as he is about to face his final stand against a group of seriously miffed record company execs. It's&nbsp;a tremendous vehicle for a seriously talented rapper.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;

Matt Walker

Antoine Dixon Bellot

Kem Ekundayo

Thomas English

Chris Steel ⁣

Christopher Orr⁣

Idris Rhys⁣

Ash Halliburton

Tamara Glitter

Mastermind Media

Jme 'Pricks' by Matt Walker

Jme-'Pricks'-by-Matt-Walker

Matt Walker directs a striking concept&nbsp;for JME's You Watch Me.&nbsp;Having shot a number of videos for the album&nbsp;campaign, Walker takes a more conceptual approach to this project, presenting a quickfire series of performance setups and unusual vignettes.Switching from&nbsp;police interview&nbsp;to&nbsp;art show, and then to a lo-fi black and white street setup, it's a dynamic idea that starts with a bang and keeps building until the last second.&nbsp;

Tom O'Keefe

Zuzanna Skurtys

JME 'You Watch Me' by Matt Walker

Jme-'You-Watch-Me'-by-Matt-Walker

Matt Walker directs a quickfire performance video for his latest project with JME.&nbsp;Utilising a motion control rig, the artist is shown in several different vignettes around the space, with guest cameos&nbsp;interweaved into the transitions.At once frenetic yet smooth, the darting camera movements&nbsp;create&nbsp;an ever-evolving tapestry of slick performance, masterfully planned and executed by DoP Tom O'Keefe.&nbsp;

James Wilkes ⁣

JME 'Issmad' by Matt Walker

Jme-'Issmad'-by-Matt-Walker

FKA Twigs self-directs this beguiling (and unexpectedly relatable) video for Home With You, a French Exit anthem in which the singer and her friends escape London in the dead of night.When you encounter an artist as distinctive as FKA Twigs, it’s easy to overlook the variety on offer in their output&nbsp;-&nbsp;to imagine each new project as just a small piece of a singular body of work. Over the past seven years, Twigs has developed a very specific mythology, a subversive blend of humanity, warmth and discomfort - encompassed in several key motifs. In a handful of FKA Twigs videos, you can be sure that dance will feature, landscapes will distort, forms will collapse, and inevitably, water will pour.&nbsp;These videos are often so impressive, you can immerse yourself completely in their spectacle without questioning their meaning or motivation. In Andrew Thomas Huang’s video for Cellophane, Twigs climbs a golden pole, attacks a skeletal doppelgänger with her platform shoe, and tumbles into a womb-like mound of red mud. She is then covered in said mud by a pair of masked older women. Who hasn’t been there, right? The narrative is incredibly moving, but at&nbsp;a gut frequency that is difficult to describe. Twigs’ preference for instinctive self-expression pays off.The video for Home With You marks something of a departure, in that it is so direct. Without letting go of her trademark abstractions, Twigs settles on an everyday, low-stakes sensation. Specifically, the urge to get the hell out of Stoke Newington and go home. The video is a kind of triptych, following the singer from the basement of Bar-A-Bar on Kingsland, out to the suburbs in a car with her dancer entourage, and into a smothering, Midsommar-esque community in the countryside.&nbsp;The car sequence, in particular, is a standout in the artist’s oeuvre. The choreography by Twigs and Theo TJ Lowe viscerally captures the complexity of escape. All the excitement, affection and trepidation that accompanies a long journey home. This&nbsp;knotty&nbsp;dynamic between different sensations is at the heart of FKA Twigs’ work, and grounded in the reality, it finds a salient expression in this video.

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